Also known as Eucalyptocrinites crassus-Cupulocorona-Caryocrinites persculptus Association

Where: Davidson County, Tennessee (36.1° N, 87.0° W: paleocoordinates 29.6° S, 54.9° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Waldron Member (Wayne Formation), Wenlock (433.4 - 427.4 Ma)

• "Middle Wenlockian. Barrick (1983) placed the Waldron Member near the top of the Kockelella amsdeni Zone."

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: deep subtidal ramp; shelly/skeletal, argillaceous wackestone and packstone

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: Table 45.37 lists abundances for fauna at Newsome Station Quarry. I have also included one additional genus mentioned in text but not listed in table.

Primary reference: T. J. Frest, C. E. Brett, and B. J. Witzke. 1999. Caradocian-Gedinnian echinoderm associations of Central and Eastern North America. Paleocommunities--a case study from the Silurian and Lower Devonian 638-783 [M. Foote/K. Koverman/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 26788: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 31.10.2002

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